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1. Ptolemaic Period

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   Alexandria rapidly became the intellectual hub of the Hellenistic world, primarily due to the Ptolemies' patronage of the Mouseion and the Great Library. While responsible for advancements in geometry (Euclid) and mechanics (Archimedes), the prevailing intellectual climate also fostered highly specialized, yet ultimately irrelevant, scholarly pursuits.
   One notable obsession…